Institute-level Committee Representatives
Why Become a Representative?
Serving on an Institute or Faculty Committee as a graduate student enables you to significantly impact important decisions made by the Institute. You will serve as a voting member of a committee which advises faculty and administration, and ultimately reports to President Susan Hockfield. During the Spring/Summer, these positions are relatively open, which makes this the best time to apply for the committee of your choice.
Lists and condensed descriptions of Institute Committees, Faculty Committees, and Other GSC Representative Committees are available. More information about these committees can be found on the Institute Committees webpage and MIT Faculty Committee webpage.
To Become a Representative
Nominations usually open at the end of the Spring term, but are accepted for open positions year-round. The general procedure involves:
- Complete an Application for Committee Nomination, if required, and return to the GSC office (50-220).
- The GSC Nominations Committee will review your application and may interview you before making a decision.
- Your nomination from the GSC will need to be confirmed by the Faculty chairs of the committees
- Contact the GSC Vice President (gsc-vice-president[at]mit[dot]edu) if you have questions.
- Please submit your applications by June 9th. We will begin selecting candidates and interviewing for open positions after this time.
Representative Responsibilities
Institute/Faculty Committee Representatives are not voting members of the Graduate Student Council (unless they currently serve as members of GSC Excomm or GSC Representatives), but they should attend the General Council Meetings (first wednesday of every month, 5:30pm, GSC Office) both to learn about issues the graduate student body faces and to disseminate information. More formal reporting should be done to the GSC Standing Committee to which the Institute Committee pertains - this reporting information is available on the Nominations Committee page. Lastly, all Institute Committee Representatives will be expected to submit an end-of-year report summarizing the actions and issues of their committee during their tenure.
2008-2009 Representatives
| Presidential (Institute) Committees | |
| Assessment of Biohazards, Committee on | 1 position available |
| Corporation Joint Advisory Committee | Oaz Nir (ex-officio) 2 positions available |
| Commencement Committee | Oaz Nir (ex-officio) Nan Gu (ex-officio) |
| Community Service Fund Board | 2 positions available |
| DAPER Advisory Board | 2 positions available |
| Family and Work, Council on | 1 position available |
| Foreign Scholarships, Committee on | TBD by Committee (We can pass your information along.) |
| Hobby Shop, Committee on the | TBD by Committee (We can pass your information along.) |
| Intellectual Property, Committee on |
Stephen Hou 1 position available |
| Medical Consumers Advisory Committee | 2 positions available |
| Medical Management Board | 1 position available |
| Race and Diversity, Committee on | 2 positions available |
| Radiation Protection, Committee on | 1 position available |
| ROTC Oversight Committee | Geoffrey Carrigan |
| Student Information Policy, Committee on | 1 position available |
| Toxic Chemicals, Committee on | 1 position available |
| Transportation and Parking, Committee on | 1 position available |
| Use of Humans as Experimental Subjects, Committee on the | 1 position available |
| Womens Advisory Board | 2 positions available |
| Faculty Committees | |
| Committee on Discipline | 2 positions available |
| Faculty Policy Committee | Shan Wu |
| Committee on Graduate Programs |
Rosaria Chiang 1 position available |
| Committee on the Library System | JunJay Tan 1 position available |
| Committee on Student Life | 1 position available |
| Committee on Undergraduate Admissions and Financial Aid | 1 position available |
| Other Standing Committees | |
| Council on Educational Technology | Rumi Chunara |
| Campus Dining Advisory Board | 1 position available |
| Campus Activities Complex Advisory Board | TBD |
| Creative Arts Council | TBD |
| Card Council | TBD |
| Recreational Advisory Committee | Roedolph Opperman |
| Student Health Advisory Council | TBD |
| IST Advisory Board | TBD |
| MIT Federal Credit Union Advisory Board | TBD |
| TA Enhancement Committee | Rebecca Perry |
